HELP - Hostile Takeover!

[astrogazer]

I have green weed caluerpa that hitchhiked in on a coral and it is multiplying with devastating effect. I have a Flamefin Tang and a Sailfin Tang, the Sailfin is close to keeping up with the new growth near the original outbreak, but it's a losing battle as it's cropping up in other areas as well. Any ideas on a natural solution, it's choking out my frag colonies???

 

[Sk8r]

an urchin [hairy colored pincushion/Foster/Smith] can help. I have a tank too small for a tang and a monster urchin has proven more delicate around digitata than I am.

 

[Brock Fluharty]

Picture of the algae?

 

[astrogazer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8018646#post8018646 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brock Fluharty
Picture of the algae?

Here you are ...

 

[Brock Fluharty]

Wow...I would love to have that in my seahorse tank...Try to pull as much out, and i'll pay for shipping if you wouldn't mind sending it to me. Lol, sounds wierd, but I have bene looking for macor that forms a "mat" over the sand bed, and live rock. That macro is awesome looking.

LMK,
brock

 

[astrogazer]

Been giving loads of it to my LFS, hand prune every other day or so.

 

[Brock Fluharty]

So you wouldn't mind shipping me some, or you don't want to, or...I couldn't really tell if you were answering by your post lol.

 

[astrogazer]

If you really want some and want to pay for the shipping I'll be glad to send you some. PM me.

 

[Samala]

Looks like a C. racemosa complex algae.. Caulerpa that is. Maybe a C. peltata member. Or, simply, mushroom Caulerpa.

>Sarah

 

[astrogazer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8019759#post8019759 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Samala
Looks like a C. racemosa complex algae.. Caulerpa that is. Maybe a C. peltata member. Or, simply, mushroom Caulerpa.

>Sarah

Any ideas on how to keep it minimized in the display?

 

[Brock Fluharty]

My turbo snails eat all other caulerpas I have, but I have neevr had that particular species.

Maybe...well, you could cook your live rock, but it takes a long time, and is a hassle...maybe just wait, and see if your tang eventually prevails over it. Or get another hebivorous fish.

 

[AIMFish]

Have you tried nutrient control? I started a 10 and used Algone pads and my macro barely grew. I wanted the Macro tho so I stopped using it.

 

[piercho]

This type Caulerpa can be difficult to eradicate. It will slow down in lower nutrient environment, but will probably persist and continue to show some growth. It also seems well protected chemically, and I've seen some rugged grazers, including Diadema urchins and Echinometra urchins, pass on it. A Siganus Lo (Foxface) appeared to control it in my tank, but I never actually saw it picking at it. IMO, the best potential grazer would be a sea slug that grazes siphonous green algae. I've never tried these, but they do show up for sale.